Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco announced that they have deactivated the agency’s Port Operations Division (POD) on Thursday.
Tansingco said that move comes after Secretary of Justice (SOJ) Jesus Crispin Remulla approved his recommendation to reorganize and streamline the operational structure of their airport services.
“This will remove the centralized authority over all airports, as well as empower and exact accountability on the BI airport terminal heads, who are now directly responsible over the operation and management of their respective terminals,” said Tansingco. POD head Carlos Capulong, a lawyer, was assigned back to the legal division.
He said that prior to the reorganization, the POD had a complex organizational system, with many redundant and overlapping functions. Tansingco shared that during his assessment, he saw that accountability was diluted, with each head reporting to multiple superiors.
“Through this way, we will have a leaner management system and would be able to pinpoint problems, as well as properly commend those doing a good job,” he added.
Tansingco said that they submitted the proposal to the Department of Justice last February 2.
“We are thankful for the support of SOJ in our proposal. We appreciate that he has seen the wisdom of reorganizing this problematic system, that needs new solutions,” he added. (JERRY S. TAN)
